Cegléd District
# Cegléd District

Cegléd (Hungarian: Ceglédi járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Pest County. Cegléd is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region.

## Geography

Cegléd District borders with Nagykáta District to the north, Szolnok District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the east, Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) and Nagykőrös District to the south, Kecskemét District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the southwest, Dabas District to the west, Monor District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Cegléd District is 12.

## Municipalities

The district has 3 towns and 9 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)

* Abony (14,769)
* Albertirsa (12,181)
* Cegléd (36,384) – district seat
* Ceglédbercel (4,364)
* Csemő (4,166)
* Dánszentmiklós (3,103)
* Jászkarajenő (2,724)
* Kőröstetétlen (904)
* Mikebuda (681)
* Tápiószőlős (2,928)
* Törtel (4,383)
* Újszilvás (2,674)

The bolded municipalities are cities.

## Demographics

Religion in Cegléd District (2011 census)

In 2011, it had a population of 88,952 and the population density was 100/km².

| Year | County population | Change |
| - | - | - |
| 2011 | 88,952 | n/a |

### Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,800), German (950) and Romanian (300).

Total population (2011 census): 88,952 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 79,369 persons:

* Hungarians: 75,431 (95.04%)
* Gypsies: 1,837 (2.31%)
* Germans: 966 (1.22%)
* Others and indefinable: 1,135 (1.43%)

Approx. 9,500 persons in Cegléd District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

### Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

* Catholic – 32,171 (Roman Catholic – 31,892; Greek Catholic – 268);
* Reformed – 10,632;
* Evangelical – 3,987;
* other religions – 1,257;
* Non-religious – 14,304;
* Atheism – 781;
* Undeclared – 25,820.

## Gallery

* Cegléd, the district seat
* Millennium Monument in Kőröstetétlen
* Aerial view of Dánszentmiklós
* Roman Catholic Church in Abony
